JERSEY CITY - At the Van Wagenen apartments, everyone knew Khalla Nguyen. She always had a smile on her face and cared about everyone.

Now her friends and family are trying to piece together how the life of the 24-year-old woman was cut entirely too short.

Nguyen was the backseat passenger in a Honda Accord early Saturday morning that crashed into a metal barrier on Newark Avenue, authorities said. The car appears to have been left in the middle of the road with the injured woman still in the vehicle. She died at the scene.…A GoFundMe page was created this morning and has already surpassed its $7,500 goal.…http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... o.html#incart_2box_hudson

Hudson County authorities are investigating a car crash that left one person dead overnight in Jersey City.

According to preliminary reports, police were called to the intersection of 7th Street and Newark Avenue at around midnight where they received reports of a crash with injuries.

Arriving emergency responders found the unconscious and unresponsive woman in the rear seat of a car and attempted unsuccessful medical techniques to revive the victim.The driver of the vehicle reportedly left the scene and was not immediately located according to reports. There were no other serious injuries reported.

Police are trying to determine if the woman died from the crash or was already dead in the car before the accident.